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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-31
VOL. III.
ITEMS OF INTER EST.
Gathered From Oar Exchanges
and Properly Credited.
J0NEsBORO.
Herald 4 Tribune

Herald h Tribune,
Citizens of Jonesboro met on the
street corners every night last week
and wondered why the boom hadn't
struck Jonesboro.
Jimmie" the black bear, that has
afforded 81 much amusement for
young aud old in town, for the past
six or seven months, was butchered
Friday last, Lewis Greenlee, (col.) do
ing the shooting,
Mat, Fink was nearly crazy with joy
Wednesday morning last over the safe
arrival Of little nine-pound boy, dur
ing the previous night, at his house.
They say he lighted the fire with his
hat through mistake that morning.
Messrs. II. ]. Bently and NJ. F. Pratt,
OF Titusville, Pa, and J. F. Lanben-
der OF Union City, Pa, and represen-
ting the Acme Lumber Co., were
registered at the Planters House sew
eral days this week. They have pur-
chased large amount OF timber for
the company in this and adjoining
counties, which will be aoated to
Knoxville, where the company expects
to erect large saw mill in the near
future.
The ladies OF the Second Presbyte.
rian church held dime sociable fol
the public, at the residence Of Mr.. d
G. Aiken, Tuesday night last. The
evening was spent in pleasant social
intercourse, to which zest was added
by the introduction of a number O.
numerous exhibitions of variou
kinds, The feature of the evening
however, was the fortune-telling b.
the Gypsy maidens, who revealed tn,
secrets of the past, present and future
invoking the aid of palmistry and tn
magic fairgrounds, iE their divins
tions. Thus the evening passed pleas
antly by. There was good attend
ance and the receipts of the evening
amounted to about ten dollars.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-31
Democrat
noGERsvILLE.

Review.
Mr.. Charles White, son OF "Uncle
Jeems." of our county, has recently
been elected Steward OF the Insane
Asylum at Marion, Va. He has been
living at Marion for some time.
Hugh Shelvin, late OF New York,
now a citizen Of Johnson City, has
been in town for few days. While
here he purchased curiosity, 1t was
rock formed in the shape Of . hu-
man foot. This was 9 natural forma-
tiOn, found in this county, and is al
NEST perfect representation of hu
man foot. Mr.. Shelvin is an optician
and deals largely in spectacles and eye
glasses.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-31

secrets of the past, present and future,
invoking the aid of palmistry and the
magic fairgrounds, iL their divina-
tions. Thus the evening passed pleas
antly by. There was good attend
ance and the receipts of the evening
amounted to about ten dollars.
BRISTOL.
gourler
Bristol has four men whose aggre-
gate wealth is one million dollars
Their real estate holdings here will
soon make them all millionaires.
Mr., William Hale, living South Of
Bristol, dropped dead last Thursday
while returning home from cutting
tiuher. The cause Of his death was
heart disease.
The stockholders of the Bristol Fair
and Stock Association are called TO
meet Saturday, April End, Litigation
is pending that will throw heavy cost
on the Association unless prompt ac.
ton is taken.
Rev, E. Tilly, Of Pocahontas, has re-
Gently been called by the State Tenn.
perance Alliance at a salary of 1880
per annum, as State lecturer. His
ministerial duties at Pocahontas and
vicinity will prevent him from accept
ing.
Over four Thousand hides are ship
ped from Bristol annually. Shipped
away from our magnificent chestnut
oak bark which contains thirty-three
per cent more tanning than any bark
grown north of the Kanawha river.
Give us life-size tannery. There ID
bark enough on the S. A. 4 o. to sup
ply u hundred tanneries for "some.
teen" centuries. And they do say o
well managed tannery pays fifty pei
cent. annually on the investment.
Reporter.
The Marion Herald says that pc
tition agains. the repeal of the loca
option law, which was circulated a.
Marion on Court day, was signed b.
every one approached.
Thursday afternoon at about
o'clock, freight train fell through
bridge at the Peaks OF Otter, nea
Liberty, Va, The bridge was under
going repairs, and the workmen, whei
the train approached, stood on eithe
side while it should pass. The freigh
train, consisting of heavily losde,
coal cars, was too much for the weak
ened structure and it gave way. Fou
OF the bridge men were killed and 81
or seven dangerously wounded, in th
crash. No train men were hur
Passenger train No. 8, bound for Bril-
tol, had just crossed the bridge a fs'
moments before
Mr. ]. A. Buffum, OF Boston, Mass
has been in Bristol some two month
seeking for suitable place to erect
planning mill. He desired aplace th'
would be accessible to the railroa
After meeting with many obstacl
that would have discouraged almo
any one, he has finally bought of N
]. H. Winston three acres OF lar
near Stone 4 McCrary's Mill, for Il
site Of his planning mill Mr. Bufu
was called to Roanoke the first part
the week to confer with the officials
the N. 4 W. Railroad They agree
build an extension OF their road to Il
planning mill. and also to continue tn
extension from place to place as ia
as manufacturing establishments 3
built, requiring facilities for transpC
tstiOn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-31
ELK PARK,

Chronicle.
A new lot of machinery went up to
Cranberry last Tuesday to be used in
developing the celebrated Cranberry
mines.
Elk Park is to have a new enterprise
in the way of furniture factory.
Messrs. Harper & Burnhart, of Cald.
well county, have bought lot on the
north side of town and intend to
erect an extensive manufacturing es-
tablishment at an early day.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-31
LENoIR, N, C.
Topic.

Topic
A significant facti that the section
hands Of the G. & l.. railroad are Wild
ening the fills and cuts all along the
line from Lenoir to Chester and the
only deduction to be made from this is
that the road has in view speedy
widening of the gauge. The R. & D.
R. R. Company's management natur.
ally sees the need of pushing out from
Lenoir across the mountains and we
would not be surprised to hear of a
survey party being put on from Lemon
to Cranberry.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01

more than 100 of our wealthiest and most
popular citizens, during which time
Colonel E. P. Nicholson made very in
teresting speech, which aroused the en-
thusiasm to an unbounded extent.
Msjor Mckenzie moved q vote of
thanks be rendered the committee for the
discharge of their duties, which has been
so well done. The motion was carried
amid enthusiasm.
The people of Weatherford con-
gratul ate themselves on securing this road,
as it gives US one of the greatest COM
peting lines IN the United States.
W tn this and her many resources Wealth
erford may expect to increase her popu-
lation 80 per cent within the next twelve
months.
A resolution was passed giving the
chairman authority to appoint three com
mittees, right of way committee, q
finance committee and a subScrip-
ton committee to solicit ad-
ditional suOsc iptiOns. The contract
has been closed, the bond for the right
wsy signed by cur citizens, and in less
than fOrty-eight hours surveyors will be
in the field, ami before the first OF July,
1887, the Santa Fe trans will be running
into Weatherford.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01
NOTHING But MURDER.
Tho Shooting of William Dalton at Paso
del Norte can be Called n q, hing Else.

The Shooting of William Dalton at Paso
del Norte Can be Called n q, hing Else.
Special to the Gazette.
Ell PAso, TEX Jan. 81 Manuel Tor
res, the Mexican guard, who shot Will
liam Dalton in Paso del Norte few days
since when approaching the Rio Grande
bridge, has been having hearing before
Judge Zubis and is held to trial in large
bond NJ ,jor Provencio of Paso del Norte,
very intelligent man, was interviewed
to-day and said he believed Torres had
committed an unprovoked murder;
that he was now in jail, and
WAS almost sure to get at
least ten years in the peni.entiary.
The Mayor thought that Dalton was lost
or may have been slightly intoxicated,
hut he did not see any excuse for the
shooting. Dalton had no fire arms on
his person and had So in his pocket, so
he could not have offered any resis snce,
nor could he have wanted money to pay
for crossing the bridge. In either event,
as long as he old not display fire arms,
the Mayor said he regarded his killing as
murder.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01
THE FIRE RECORD.
Fire at Lampasas.

Special TO the Gazette.
LAMPAsAs, TEX, Jan. 31.-Last night
about 1880 o'clock q fire was discov-
cred in the rear Of the Barnes Opera
House. The alarm WAS Immediately
given. A stiff south wind was blowing,
and in Jew moments the fire had control
OF the building. The fire mpanies were
on the ground in good time, and soon
succeeded in gaining control of the fire,
but at one time the store building ad-
joining, occupied by Miss VaDborn as a
millinery and dressmaking establishment
and three frame buildings occupied res
pectively by the Baltimore and ONO Tele-
graph Office, j. W. Guimond, books and
stationery, and j. NJ. Moore, drugs, was
on fire, but by heroic
effort and good pressure from
the waterwOrks it was eXtlDguished and
the flames confined to the opera house.
This building was owned by Captain A.
Il. Barnes and was 4 total loss. 1t was
a TWO story cut rock, the finest in the
city. The upper story was fitted up as an
opera house, and the lower fl IOr used by
Dyer Bros druggt-t Is, and Ell W. Mitch
ell, ieweler. On Western avenue the
OllCc VI III u. LcLCutI anu lllc III CltI
SHOP of Peter Gillian was in immediate
danger, and the large dry goods estab-
li-hment of Ftigle Bros. on the west of
the burned building were onlysaved by the
utmost efforts. At one time strong south
wind blowing placed the First National
Bank and Hurlbut & SempIes in great
danger. Only the provldential change Of
the wind saved them. The cause OF the
fire is SO far unknown. The insurance
on building and stock is about $4,000,
aud loss estimated at $4,000. Captain
Barnes was preparing to build before the
fire cooled, and says he will put up 8
larger and more substantial building.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01

time. In regard TO the meeting to-day
OF the stockholders of the Southern Kan
sas of Texas, Mr.. J. j. Mullane, the
secretary, was seen and said that he had
no Information as to who Of the directory
would be here. They might send their
proxies or they might at any hour to-day
pull into Fort Worth on their special
train and transact their business. The
fact that there is to be q very important
meeting of presidents of trunk lines in
New York some day this week may cause
the absence Of President W. B. Strong,
but from the best Information at hand,
both he and General Superintendent RD0-
inson were on Sunday in Southern Kan
SEQ, and may nov be on TIER way to Fort
Wo tn, To-day VIII determine the mat
ter
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01
SLaIe NOIea.

The second pier Of the railroad bridge
is finished, and the cofferdam for the
third now rests upon a solid rock tounda-
ton, snd the work Of construction COM
menced. Whsn this pier is filished moth
ing Of the rock work will remein to be
done except the completion of the natural
abument on the east side OF the river. 1t
will no doubt be ready for the iron long
before the track is laid to the BrazJs.
i Granoury News.
The engineers OF the Fort Worth West
ern report the line from Fort Worth to
this place siXty-tour miles, and very cheap
for grading. There Is no rock to cut tx
cept about two miles from Fort Worth
and about five miles adjacent to this
place. They are running the line to
Gratam-TJ acksboro Gszette.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01
wEAraEKFoRD JUBILANr.

THE CONTRACT FOR TAP OF THE SANTA
FIX CLOSED.
Special to the Gazette.
WATERFORD, TEX, Jan. Sl.-At7:30
O'Clock this evening the largest and most
enthusiastic audience of our citizens that
has ever been assembled in this city met
at the courthouse to hear the report of
the railroad committee appointed
ct meeting Of our citizens
some two months ago. The meeting
was called to order by Judge A. j. Hood,
permanent chairman. The committee
consists of MajOr A. r. Andrews, Judge
John T. HarGourt, Colonel W. r. Shsn-
non and Colonel 7. D. Lewis. Major
Andrews, chairman of the committee,
made the report, giving in detail
their action since their appointment
in connection with the railway scheme.
The report showed tie result of shrewd
management and uutiring efforts on the
part of the committee to secure rail-
road for this place. The latter portion of
the report was what interested the peo-
Pile of Weatherford the most, as
ii verified other statements that
the Cuff, Colorado and Santa Fe would
place. The committee have consummated
the contract with the company for the
building Of the road from Cleburne TO
Weatherford on the TO lowing
terms: The people of Cleburne
and Weatherford give the
company the right of way, ample depot
grounds and a bonus of $40, 900. $50. 600
tor esCh of the places. The engineers
viii be put in the field at once, and as
soon as the right of way is furnished the
company grading will be COM
menced, and in less than
four months after dirt is broken
trains will be running into Weather ford.
After Msj. Andrews had finished his
report Colonel Shannon and Colonel
Lewis both made interesting speeches in
regard to the manner in which the CON-
mittee had conducted their work, which
has been most satisfactory to all present.
Captain A. J. Ball moved that the re-
port of the committee be received and
approved, with several seconds. The
motion was carried with applause. The
committee then produced bond drawn
up by the Santa Fe people for securing
the right of way, which was signed by
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01
FIGHTING MONOPOLY.
The Planters and Capitalists OF the Lower
B1ts..ssippI to Kun an Oil mill.

The Planters and Capitalists OF the Lower
Mississippi to Kun an Oil Mill.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. 3l.-A serious
attack has been organized here on the
American Cotton Seed Oil Trust Com
psny, by the purchase of the Msginnis
mill. For three months the Trust
has been in control of the cotton seed oil
mills here having complete monopoly
of the field. Two Memphis capitalists
formerly in that business have organized
q company and perfected plans for new
mill, to be run on the cooperative plan,
that will assure it a constant supply of
seed. Nearly all the leading planters on
The Lower Mississippi have been given
stock in the new null and have pledged
themselves to furnish SO many tons of
cotton seed annually, thus assuring
the mill $4,000 tons year, or
as much as any two mills OF
the Trust Company here receive. A site
for the new mill has been selected and
the necessary bsrges and steamers con-
tracted for. 1t Is direct attack on the
Oil Trust Company, in which the planters
will take prominent part. s1ssz
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01
Reports About the Santa Fs.

Special to the Gazette
CLEBURNE, TEX, Jan. SIT is now
reported that the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe Railroad has agreed to build
the rosd from this place to Weatherford
for $4,000 and right of way, Weather
ford, to give $4,000 and Cleburne
$4,000 This is mere hearsay. A rous-
ing railroad meeting will be held at the
courthouse tomorrow night, when the
exact stipulations of the contract be-
tween the committees and the railway
company can De learned.
1t is ported that orders have been
received here from Santa Fe officials to
build at once dispatch office st this
place.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01
Locomotive - 10"

Special 10 the Gazette.
BAIRD, Tex, Jan. 3l-Quite number
of our citizens gathered at the Texas and
Pacific depot last night at o'clock to
see one of the new engines recently made
for the receivers to run on the west end,
over the mountains. The nu nber of this
engine is us" She pulled out over
Mount Airy, west of this place, with
eighteen loaded cars, while no enAine was
ever known to pull more than ten cars
up that hill,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01
ON WALL STREET.
The Uncertainty of the Outlook in the
Stock Market Shown by q Period
OF Dizziness.
The Market Closed Generally Small Frac-
lions Above the Lowest Figures of the
Day-RaiIway Bonds Weak.

COMMERCIAL RESUME.
Special TO the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3l.-R4ilway bonds
to-day sold as follows: Fort Worth and
Denver City at 500; Texas and Pacific
RIOS at 6S4; Houston and Texas Central
Is at III; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
2's lO3; Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe gold
G's at 1929; Missouri, Kansas and Texas
6's at 983.
Governments firm.
Money at 34@4 per cent.
Sterling quiet.
Wheat weak
Oil closed at TO-
Cotton declined points.
Coffee dull.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3I-Government
bonds dull and steady.
The uncertainty of the outlook In the
stock market was shown to-day by a
period of dullness which has seldom been
exceeded. There was some activity in
the first hour and in the last hour and 8
quarter, but in the intermediate time the
trading was too dull to admit of any per-
ceptible move in values. The Il st prices
showed irregular changes from SATURDAYS
fnsl figures which, however, were small
fractions either way. A few slight ad-
vances were made in the early dealings,
but prices yielded materially. The
declines during the first half
hour of the market thereafter
were extremely dull, without feature of
any kind, and but an insignificant change
in quotations until shortly before p. IN,
when bear raid infused some life into
Transactions. decided break took place
before 2:15, and later the market ssgged
off small fractions in addition and closed
weak, generally small fractions better
than the lowest figures of the day.
Railroad bonds inclined to weakness,
especially in the forenoon. The final
prices were generally slow.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01
The Indiana Contest,

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Jan. 3l.-To-day's
joint senatorial ballot possessed no
significance whatever. So many me =
bers were paired that neither house had
a quorum. The result was Turpie, IA;
Harrison, 10; Allen. l.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01
VIII Organize.

TRENTON, n. j., Jan. 9l.-The Senate
met at O'Clock tonight and adjourned
until tomorrow noon. The R publican
Senators held q caucus this evening and,
after a conference with Senator Howell,
it decided on effecting an organization to-
morrow
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01
POLITICAL NOTES.
Tho West Virginia Deadlock

CHARLESTON, W. VA, Jan. 3l.-The
deadlock in tho legislature over the cleo
ton of United States Senator continues
unhroken. The vote to-day resulted
Camden, Democrat, !; Burdette, Green
hacker, SO; johnson, 4; Raymond, s.;
balance scattering; necessary to choice
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01
Dwelling House Burned.

cptClh! W tHt udLell6.
Mt. PLEASANT, TEX, Jan, 91.-This
morning at 10 so O'Clock the residence of
J. NJ. Badt was discovered on fire, and
burned to the ground. The fire was I'M
der such Roadway when discovered that
there was no possible means of quench-
ing it. The kitchen furniture and sew
eral articles of clothing were saved.
The loss on house goods is over Sl2C0.
Mrs. H. Crawf0rd's loss on the house is
$500. The insurance. of both parties
expired some time ago.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01
SAN ANTONIO AND ARANsAs Pass

SAN ANTONIO AND Arkansas Pass
WORK BRGUN ON THE NORTHWESTERN
EXTENSION WITHOUT ANY HURRAH.
Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO. TEX, Jan. 31-The first
nile and a half OF track OF the north
western extension of the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass Railway was built from this
city to-day The road Will be pushed
through to Kerrville, eighty miles north
west, with all possible speed, the
int ntion being to reach that point by
September l. 1t is expected to have the
track finished to Boerne in thirty day.
and to the Guadalupe river in fifty days
One hundred and fifty men are engaged on
the work. The work this morning began
without any hurrah whatever There
were no speeches, no wine, no beer, no
enthusiasm, and nothing but hard work :;
in fact that has been tie custom of the
road since they first began operations.
No road in the state has been built with
so little of the boom business, end on
the other hand, no new road has ever
done larger business with the same
length Of line in so short time.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01

Tho Finest Razors ~ tho World.
At Anderson's gun store.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01

Every day weebave new evidence of
the inestimable yaiae of Red Star Cough
Cure. z
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-15

governor STEVENSON, of Idaho, ha:
submitted his annual report to the Secretary
of the Interior. The population of the Ter
ritory is o7,25o; assessed valuation OF taxa
BILE property, s2o,44I,r92; number of cattle
442,S65; sheep, 2,24S; hogs, 6o,4II;
horses, I32,o22. The production OF gold,
silver and lead during the year ending Sep
TENDER goth, is estimated at: Gold, s2,4I7,
4zo; silver, s4,633,r6o; lead, So, $4,000.
The Governor concludes his report as fol
lows: "All we desire is to be let alone, to
preserve our identity as Idaho undivided
and entire, until in our good time we come,
in full CONSEQUENCES of the justice and merit
OF our claim, requesting admission into the
sisterhood of States"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-15

is it right that at our State Fair and Dis
trct Fairs that outsiders should come in and
compete for premiums7 At the Reno FAIR
there were quite number of horses and cat
on exhibit from other States, and we notice
that they received first premiums, but how
much the premiums were is not known In
the races it was also noticeable that while
the outside horses ran for good sized purses
the home horses had to run for mere tritie.
This was also the case at the Carson District
Fair. There certainly can be no objections
to owners Of stock bringing it to our fairs to
show, hut when they come to compete Tor
prizes it is question whether it is right or
not. The argument may be used that to
give them premiums brings more into the
State than it takes out, but it must be re-
membered that it also advertises outside
stock instead of that which belongs in the
State. Discuss the matter.